Match Plum Cake
Cloverdale Paint Plum Cake is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 57. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Rhapsody Lilac reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Lilac Breeze reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Amethyst Showers 4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Plum Cake reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Plum Cake the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
S 0515-R80B reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 57), opening up a space where Plum Cake encloses it. At ΔE 11.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 60 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.